Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Google has made a significant change in leadership in the field of AI, indicated by the announcement of one of its biggest leadership changes in AI. It follows the acceleration of the competition with OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms. Part of the changes, DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis will also move up the ranks, becoming the Chairman of Google DeepMind and Alphabet’s Chief Scientist. He will no longer be involved in everyday businesses, instead, he is now dedicated to long-term AI research, development of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and how AI can affect society. Meanwhile, DeepMind’s Chief…

New Delhi: Ather Energy is all set to unveil its all-new electric scooter, Ather Konarc, at Ather Community Day event on August 29. In the meantime, the new scooter is likely to be one of the keys to Ather’s success, as it tries to invade the affordable family scooter pack, which is growing a bit stiffer every year. The Ather Konarc will be the first scooter to be built on the Ather’s new ‘EL scooter platform’ that promises to lower overall costs to users while adding some modern tech and an additional layer of comfort. As opposed to the sporty…

New Delhi: With the recent appointment of Tewolde Gebremariam as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India, the airline has started a new chapter in its operations. However, the former Ethiopian Airlines boss succeeds Campbell Wilson in the midst of significant issues plaguing the Tata Group-owned airline such as customer dissatisfaction, financial pressures, operational delays and a need to win back customer confidence. An important question that has cropped up amongst all travellers is whether Air India is going to improve in any way, or if its woes will persist. It’s not a simple…

New Delhi: Generation Z, also referred to as Gen Z, consists of millions of individuals in India, born in the era that has seen the rise and presence of the Internet, smartphones, social media and AI. India is rising to become a global economic power and the question being asked now is: ‘Can Gen Z solve the issues that India has grappled with for decades?’. India has achieved remarkable growth in technology, space, digital payments and startups; and has seen new progress in other areas. Many things still have to be done though. Employment, corruption, pollution, and low quality of…

New Delhi: Meta Platforms has officially apologised to the Government of India after some flaw prevented PM Narendra Modi from posting a message for a short time on its Facebook official page. The company has acknowledged that the device now can’t be used due to an error and promised the government that they will make sure this doesn’t happen again in the future. The Chief Global Affairs Officer (CGO) of Meta, Joel Kaplan, sent the apology to Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, according to reports. The problem surfaced when PM Modi’s Facebook post was restricted for a passing…

New Delhi: Apple is said to be developing a new generation of AirPods that will be equipped with cameras. These new-generation earbuds are said to be taking the market with the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. The cameras do not take pictures or shoot videos but are likely to be at the heart of Apple’s advancements in AI capabilities. The cameras are said to work as visual sensors, allowing Siri and Apple Intelligence to better understand the user’s surroundings. A user could for instance ask Siri about things, signage or buildings around them whereafter the earbuds would be able to supply…

New Delhi: Now Apple is preparing to launch the all-important foldable phone segment with what it calls the iPhone Ultra that it has been long anticipating. Apple is now getting its heavy implementation of the foldable smartphone thing done with their iPhone Ultra that it has dreamed about for a while now and it is expected that this can be one of the biggest smartphone launches in quite a while. Although Apple has yet to join the party for foldable phones, Samsung has already made a clear leader of this game with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (8-inch), being the…

New Delhi: Major change in the use of cash by Indians, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is making ready to introduce polymer currency notes. If the current process of testing the new notes is successful, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has clarified that it plans to launch them in the early part of FY27-28. Currently the pilot is underway on ₹10 and ₹20 notes, which are the high-denomination banknotes used by many people and are likely to wear out quickly. Each polymer note produced is produced using a special plastic polymer, whereas a paper banknote has a different composition…

New Delhi: The Tata group is making good strides in increasing India’s self-reliance in the production of Electric Vehicles (EV) battery. By now the company’s battery business, Agratas is getting ready to produce Lithium-ion battery cells using its own technology, not relying on foreign partners. The move is a logical measure by China of restricting battery technology exports in order to encourage companies globally to build their own technology. Tata Group affiliate Agratas, its battery division, has spent a considerable amount of money on research and development to develop new battery technologies on its own. Tata Group is investing in…

New Delhi, August 05: The Government of India has operationalised the Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Export Framework under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 through Notification No. 27/2026-27 dated August 5, 2026 and the corresponding Public Notice No. 25/2026-27 dated August 5, 2026. The framework provides a comprehensive policy and procedural architecture for facilitating inventory-based cross-border e-commerce exports of goods manufactured or produced in India. The rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce presents a significant opportunity for Indian manufacturers, artisans and MSMEs to access global markets. Following the amendment to the FDI Policy through Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series), which permits…